Nothing about the current state of bias, distrust, racism, and greed is any different from what has existed since the dawn of man. It isn't worse, as Bucco maintains. It isn't rooted in big business, unions, or in politics. It is the human condition, and it is GOOD that we are reminded of it.
Will anything good come after 112 workers died in a Bangladesh clothing factory fire yesterday? Those unfortunates could not escape a building which had no emergency exits. They made clothing for Wal-Mart and other American companies. It's the kind of incident which happened repeatedly in this country during our industrial revolution, and little was done until the tragic Triangle Shirt Company fire. The 'evil side' of the human condition is so deeply entrenched that it takes enormous attention, outrage, and then resolve to bring about significant change.
Ours is a great country because we have weathered evil, facilitated free speech to focus on it and worked to protect our people from it. Our history of social legislation is noble. We must insist that our government continue that effort. But despite the progress, the essential human condition will not change.
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